mostly sweet & a little bit spicy

New Year. More Cake.

As a whole {country} 2017 was a rough one, but personally, I had a great year. I got married to my best friend and favorite human, I got to travel to NYC and explore some fantastic food, and I got a new job that allows me to spend more time with said favorite human. While I didn’t go to the gym as often as I wanted, and I didn’t post on my blog very often, sorry guys, and I probably watched too much TV, but I enjoyed this past year spending time with my loved ones and truly lived life.

Which is how I landed at the title for this post as well as my mantra for the year ahead. Life is all about balance people. Balance between work and relaxation, balance between exercise and couch time, balance between quinoa and cake. So while New Years Resolutions can be a great way to motivate ourselves to be better, we need to take some time three days after the new year and eat a piece of cake out of the fridge after our workout.

The recipe for this Flourless Chocolate cake can be found here and while I’m not in love with the result, it did satisfy my sweet tooth. I added cointreau to the ganache that I spread on top. For the berries, I tossed them in turbinado sugar, white wine, and cointreau and let them macerate overnight. Stay tuned for a better recipe.